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• Drivers facing 'unexpected' car repair bills as £249 warning issued

  10-10-2026 10:41 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Millions of UK drivers risk being caught out by unexpected car repair bills
  
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• Yorkshire Wildlife Park tiger victim William Chapman was former child TV star

  13-10-2026 20:11 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  William Chapman had an early career on the small screen, appearing in shows on both ITV and the BBC
  
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• Death Row inmate given lethal injection despite failed Christa Pike execution

  13-10-2026 19:23 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  James Robertson, 63, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and waived all appeals in the 2008 strangling of Frank Hart, and was executed at Florida State Prison on 13 October
  
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• RuPaul's Drag Race music star confirmed dead at 46 after being hit by car

  13-10-2026 19:19 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Lucian Piane was reportedly hit by a car on Monday morning, but was not formally identified at the scene
  
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• 'Hate crime' at Doncaster shop triggers search for woman

  13-10-2026 18:40 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Police believe the woman 'may be able assist with enquiries'
  
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• Family 'soul destroyed' as woman dies after travelling to Turkey for gastric sleeve

  13-10-2026 18:10 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Shannon Meenan-Browse passed away 18 months after travelling to Turkey for gastric sleeve surgery in August 2023, and an inquest into her death is taking place to understand how she died.
  
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• Yorkshire seaside town council quietly borrowed £70k from charity after money ran out, report finds

  13-10-2026 17:56 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Whitby Town Council 'physically ran out of money' to pay its bills and borrowed tens of thousands of pounds from charity reserves
  
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• 'I'm sorry' text ex-Met officer from Huddersfield sent to woman he is accused of raping while she slept

  13-10-2026 17:06 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Mark Tyrrell from Meltham denies 17 sex offences including rape
  
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• Clover spread withdrawn from shelves over 'taste and odour' issue

  13-10-2026 17:02 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Dairy giant Clover has voluntarily withdrawn select batches of Clover and Clover Light spreads from UK supermarket shelves after an issue was identified with the taste and odour of the product.
  
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• William Chapman tributes after tiger kills man at Yorkshire Wildlife Park

  13-10-2026 16:55 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  William Chapman, who was believed to be in his mid-20s, has been named as the man who entered the Doncaster-based tiger enclosure.
  
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• Man and his dog killed in A470 horror crash as family pay tribute to 'remarkable' son

  13-10-2026 16:24 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Aaron Richards and his dog Merlin died after the Audi A5 they were travelling in was involved in a collision with a parked Peugeot
  
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• Prison nurse admits to 'inappropriate personal relationship' with killer

  13-10-2026 16:14 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Stephanie Adair had a relationship with inmate Jakhi Crosdale while working at HMP Wandsworth
  
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• Murder accused told police he found 'well dead' man in his home after 'brutal and repeated attack'

  13-10-2026 15:55 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The court heard the attack involved 'striking him to the head with an iron, breaking the iron in the process.'
  
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• Manchester dad shares heartbreaking journey from dentist visit to cancer diagnosis

  13-10-2026 15:25 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Jamie initially booked an appointment with his dentist after developing an unusual pins-and-needles sensation
  
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• West Yorkshire Police loses job over vulgar sexual remarks

  13-10-2026 14:48 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Driver training officer focused his comments on woman constable
  
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• Leeds robber jailed over country lane machete ambush now on the run

  13-10-2026 14:43 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Jack Duke, 22, is wanted on recall to prison
  
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• A64 crash LIVE updates as three car pile-up causes delays

  13-10-2026 14:39 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Police have urged drivers to avoid the area
  
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• Yorkshire Wildlife Park remains shut LIVE as tiger attack victim named and footage emerges

  13-10-2026 14:25 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Here's everything we know so far
  
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• Hunt for wanted Bradford robbery suspect regularly seen in shopping centre

  13-10-2026 14:16 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Afraheem Javeed, 30, who is wanted for several offences
  
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• Yorkshire Wildlife Park mauled tiger victim named and pictured for first time

  13-10-2026 14:09 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The man killed by a tiger at Yorkshire Wildlife Park on Saturday has been named
  
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• Man filmed himself approaching tiger inside Yorkshire Wildlife Park enclosure moments before fatal attack

  13-10-2026 14:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The man filmed himself moments after he jumped into the tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park on Saturday afternoon
  
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• Breaking Bad star RJ Mitte's final interview days before death at 34

  13-10-2026 13:45 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The 34-year-old actor had cerebral palsy and was a passionate disability advocate
  
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• Yorkshire Wildlife Park issues major update four days after man mauled to death

  13-10-2026 13:27 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Wildlife Park will be closed again on Tuesday after the fatal tiger attack on Saturday afternoon
  
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• Woman, 31, found dead 24 hours after arriving on holiday in Morocco

  13-10-2026 13:25 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Clare Mitchell, 31, was found dead in her hotel room in Agadir, Morocco, the day after she arrived for a four-day break
  
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• Leeds Bradford Airport strike U-turn but half-term walkouts could still go ahead

  13-10-2026 13:21 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Workers will still stike if the offer is rejected
  
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• Leeds Bradford Airport faces 'shutdown' as fresh strikes set to hit half-term

  13-10-2026 13:21 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The airport bosses have described the strikes as 'aggressive'
  
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• 'Shock and despair fell over us. What on earth could we do to rescue the day?' - Yorkshire wedding caterers cancel at 11.30pm

  13-10-2026 13:16 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Couples were left scrambling for last-minute wedding caterers after a Yorkshire company collapsed, despite paying thousands of pounds
  
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• The Sainsbury's shoplifter who stole £7,331 in meat, nappies and razor blades

  13-10-2026 12:49 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Hayley Fenwick, 39, admitted 61 counts of shop theft
  
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• Knife found as man arrested after 'threats' in Yorkshire seaside town

  13-10-2026 12:38 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Police are looking for two potential key witnesses
  
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• Scottish woman's emotional statement after Greek holiday tragedy

  13-10-2026 12:31 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Denby McLaren, from Larkhall, suffered a broken vertebra and broken bones in her foot after falling from a third-floor hotel balcony during her 30th birthday holiday in Greece
  
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